Gebäude

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German gebūwede, from the Old High German gibūidi (literally that which has been built),[1][2][3] originally a collective noun to bauen. See there for more. By surface analysis, ge- +‎ Bau +‎ -de, related to bauen. Doublet of Gebäu. Cognate with Yiddish געבײַדע (gebayde)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈbɔʏ̯də/
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Noun[edit]

Gebäude n (strong, genitive Gebäudes, plural Gebäude)

  1. building, edifice, structure
    Synonyms: Bauwerk, Bau

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Gebäude” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  2. ^ Gebäude” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
  3. ^ "gebūwede" in Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)

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